Doctors are pretty vigilant about testing for diabetes.
When you visit his office, he may order a fasting glucose blood test.
And if the readings aren't what he'd like, he'll tell you that you have type 2 diabetes.
Or, you may have...
Aluminum has always been on this planet.
But throughout most of our history, aluminum remained underground.
It stayed bound solidly in clay and rock particles.
But the high strength-to-weight ratio of this element led to its widespread demand in construction.
And then its chemical...
In the male body, testosterone often converts into estrogen.
This process is aromatization.
The body uses a chemical called aromatase to convert testosterone into estrogen.
If you can figure out a way to stop aromatization, then you raise testosterone levels.
Stopping testosterone from converting...
There's nothing that's given more of a black eye by doctors than smoking.
So many studies focus on a litany of negative health impacts.
Many diseases and cancers are proven to be the results of smoking.
But surprise, smoking has some very solid...
When most people when they hear the word ‘vitamin,’ they assume more is better.
While it’s generally true with vitamin C and the B–vitamins, it's not true of every vitamin.
Some vitamins, like the fat-soluble ones, can build-up over time --...
You know that bacteria and yeast live in your gut.
But you may not realize that these intestinal bugs can influence more than digestion.
Leaky gut symptoms can include inflammation, exhaustion, and much more.
They can even influence behavior, cause anxiety, or...
Today, we're going to talk about an undervalued nutritional hero -- magnesium.
It's amazing just how much this one nutrient affects us.
Let's look at gut inflammation -- it's one of the many ways that low magnesium can affect us.
Gut inflammation...
Many men think that estrogen is a female hormone.
However, if you've been reading this newsletter for a while, you know that men also have estrogen.
And men often have estrogen levels higher than their wives.
The body produces estrogen, but it's...
There seems to be a lot of talk about the benefits of baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate.
It's a lot of information, but what is the real truth behind this household baking product?
Do baking soda health benefits include making runners...
Have you looked at the back of someone's hands and seen age spots?
When you see these age spots, you are looking at lipofuscin.
Lipofuscin is a brownish pigment made from waste products.
Sometimes they're called liver spots or age spots.
But did you...